Indeed ?
Check the number of nations who boycotted or were kept out Olympics for political reasons , it might help you.
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In 1936, Spain boycotted the Berlin Games over political differences with the host country and tried (and failed) to setup an alternate event with labor and socialist groups. In the same year, Ireland boycotted over the division of Northern Ireland from their official team. The United States
considered boycotting these Games over Hitler’s treatment of Jews, but a
flawed fact-finding mission convinced the nation to send competitors.
The two 1936 boycotts set a precedent that was used many times in the 20th century.
The 1956 Melbourne Games had three sets of boycotts. Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden boycotted over the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary. In a separate political demonstration, Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq boycotted over the Suez crisis.
That same year, The People’s Republic of China (PRC) refused to participate alongside The Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. This dispute would last for 32 years, with the PRC only returning to the Games in 1984.
Twenty-six African nations boycotted the 1976 Montreal Games because the IOC refused to ban New Zealand for participating in a rugby tour in then-banned South Africa (more on this later.)
The Cold War-era saw a variety of boycotts for political reasons connected to the conflict. Notably the United States refused to participate in the 1980 Moscow Games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. A total of 62 countries skipped that year’s Games including Japan and West Germany. Four years later, the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Games officially for “
security reasons,” though it was widely seen as a retaliatory measure for the 1980 mass boycott.
The 1988 Seoul Games would be the last with a large-scale boycott. North Korea refused to attend the Games in South Korea after they were
not named as a co-host. Ethiopia and Cuba also boycotted out of solidarity with North Korea.
